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Thursday, February 25, 2016

88th Academy Awards: Best Director

The nominees are:

Lenny Abrahamson, Room

Oscar History: 1st nomination
Total Nominations For the Film: 4 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay


Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Revenant

Oscar History: 3 wins for Best Picture for Birdman (2014), Best Director for Birdman (2014), and Best Original Screenplay for Birdman; 2 previous nominations for Best Picture for Babel (2006) and Best Director for Babel (2006)
Total Nominations For the Film 12 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects
Also nominated for Best Picture


Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Oscar History: 1 previous nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Up (2009)
Total Nominations For the Film: 6 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing
Also nominated for Best Original Screenplay


Adam McKay, The Big Short

Oscar History: 1st nomination.
Total Nominations For the Film: 5 nominations - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing
Also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay


George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road

Oscar History: 1 win for Best Animated Feature for Happy Feat (2006); 3 previous nominations for Best Original Screenplay for Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Best Picture for Babe (1995), and Best Adapted Screenplay for Babe (1995)
Total Nominations For the Film: 10 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects
Also nominated for Best Picture


What I've Seen: The Big Short, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant, Room, Spotlight

My Pick: Tom McCarthy, Spotlight

Not Nominated, But Should Have Been: Todd Haynes, Carol

Predicted Winner: Alejandro Inarritu, The Revenant

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